Steven Riley

Husband, dad and infectious disease scientist. At @UKHSA in the Data, Analytics and Surveillance group. Tweets here in a personal capacity.

[Louise @WillowLymeInfo]

"This means that approximately 1 in every 24 people could test positive for COVID-19 infection at the current time.

Prevalence rates were highest in people aged 18 to 44 years, and the highest prevalence regionally was found in London."
https://t.co/zu3XaYy64b

[Kit Yates @Kit_Yates_Maths]

Main points from the ONS/UKHSA Winter Infection survey.
TL-DR: There has been an increase in prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in England and Scotland during the 2 weeks leading up to 13 December 2023.
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https://t.co/DioNq4oiT4

[Meaghan Kall has moved to Bluesky @kallmemeg]

FYI - @UKHSA produced modelled prevalence is here: https://t.co/H8BXDB8dM0

[Jonathon Mellor @jonathon_mellor]

NEW: Winter Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Study, England and Scotland: 21 December 2023

Prevalence (estimated proportion of the population infected with SARS-CoV-2) has increased over the two weeks up to 13 December 2023, in England and Scotland

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https://t.co/Pxy4WPM8XG

[Prof Michelle Heys @m_heys]

a week too late, but am going to share some photos and thoughts from our inaugural World Children's Day event last week @ich_ppp @UCLGlobalHealth

first up our colleagues from @artgloafrica Malawi led by lekodi magobo presented their artsbased participatory advocacy work

[Isabel Oliver @isaperena]

We have detected a case of influenza A(H1N2)v through routine surveillance. Investigations are underway https://t.co/qzj12EZKMy

[Prof Tim Colbourn @timcolbourn]

Great opportunity to work with us on our Thanzi La Onse health system modelling project.

Looking for a talented quantitative post-doctoral researcher who enjoys interdisciplinary work and tackling ambitious “big picture” projects.

Apply by 6th Dec:

[MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @MRC_Outbreak]

Congratulations Dr Haowei Wang on successfully passing her viva! #OurImperial

[Steven Riley @SRileyIDD]

Please consider joining UKHSA as DD of Advanced Analytics and Chief Economist. Responsible for championing diversity and inclusivity, delivering key analytical capabilities and supporting response to health threats, working across UKHSA and beyond.

https://t.co/4E1bm8aGxf

[Long Covid Support @long_covid]

At last!

"As well as working to provide @UKHSA with regular rates of positivity, we will also be looking at analysis of symptoms, risk factors & the impact of respiratory infections, including #LongCovid, as part of this important surveillance." @ONS

https://t.co/cn59j67BpI

[Kit Yates @Kit_Yates_Maths]

"A new dashboard for tracking outbreaks of winter viruses in England, including Covid and flu, has been launched by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

The dashboard will be updated every Thursday and eventually include regional data."
https://t.co/uqfUpU1D3K

[Cat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧 @_CatintheHat]

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Hurrah, the ONS Covid Infection Survey is making a comeback!!

I’m literally doing my happy dance around the kitchen right now!

Thank you @UKHSA. It’s about time we had some proper Covid surveillance back again.

Does anyone know when the first report will be published?

[Jane Merrick @janemerrick23]

NEW: UKHSA is to start testing for covid in the community again this winter to track the spread of the virus and help prevent NHS being overwhelmed @theipaper https://t.co/ttiXxWCzcT

[Jeremy Farrar @JeremyFarrar]

UKHSA and ONS launch new Winter COVID-19 Infection Study - Very good to see this restarted. https://t.co/kmwOzihm1P

[Steven Riley @SRileyIDD]

Just reposting the opportunity below to join @ukhsa. Thanks to those who have reached out / applied already. Applications close end of Sunday for anyone else still interested.

[Steven Riley @SRileyIDD]

Please consider joining @UKHSA as Director for Analytics and Data Science. A great opportunity to improve health security after the COVID-19 pandemic -- at the same time AI is forcing us all to think about how to best (and safely) use our data.

https://t.co/Ypz9oy8ZKD

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[Susan Hopkins @SMHopkins]

Fab job; leading great team with diverse background. Keen to see diverse people applying who are up for a combination of leadership & technical expertise. Happy to chat too. Pls share with networks #modelling #healtheconomics #statistics #clinicaltrials #evaluations #datascience

[Steven Riley @SRileyIDD]

@UKHSA … and colleagues from industry who have helped lead teams working on similar problems. And more besides! If in doubt, please have a look at the candidate pack and DM me if you have any additional questions. Doesn’t close until 10 Sept. Please RT.

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[Steven Riley @SRileyIDD]

Please consider joining @UKHSA as Director for Analytics and Data Science. A great opportunity to improve health security after the COVID-19 pandemic -- at the same time AI is forcing us all to think about how to best (and safely) use our data.

https://t.co/Ypz9oy8ZKD

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[Steven Riley @SRileyIDD]

@UKHSA This role could suit different backgrounds… e.g. current civil servants with similar experience leading analytics who are excited about our mission; academics with good (but different) leadership experience and in-depth knowledge of the threats;

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